I was proud to meet with South Korean partners on that trip, and I was honored to welcome President Yoon and his delegation to the capital just a few weeks later during his official state visit. South Korea is one of the United States strongest allies and an essential partner in the Indo Pacific region. With our adversaries working closer together now more than ever to disrupt and dismantle the democratic order. (01:32–01:40)
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Asserts the strategic importance of South Korea to the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific.
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